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Until we resolve the issues, subscribers need not log in to access ST Digital articles. But a log-in is still required for our PDFs. Skip to main content. Kishore Mahbubani. The country with the biggest gap between its economic potential and its economic performance is India.

Share gift link below with your friends and family. Link Copied! Copy gift link. As two major emerging economies, China and India should push bilateral ties back to a healthy and stable track, a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry cited Wang as saying.

China and India went to war over their border in and have never resolved the dispute. Even so, in recent years, trade ties have flourished. Jaishankar said he also discussed recent global events with Wang. He did not give details. There has been no new bloodshed after the Galwan Valley conflict.

Judging from the latest statements of the Chinese and Indian militaries, both sides have the wish to maintain peace in the border area and stability along the Line of Actual Control. They do not want to escalate confrontation. However, the border issue between China and India remains stuck. The root cause is that Indian side still hasn't developed a correct attitude in the negotiations. It always makes unrealistic demands not in line with the real situation or its strength.

India's attitude in the negotiations is opportunistic. New Delhi assumes that China needs India's help because of China's desire for stability in its western borders to achieve its overall national strategy. In particular, India sees the deterioration in China-US relations as an opportunity to gain key strategic bargaining chips. New Delhi anticipates Beijing softening its stance over the border issue and yielding to its demands to prevent New Delhi from aligning itself with Washington against Beijing.

Such an opportunistic attitude has lowered India's status in international politics as a major power, because this tactic will not work between great powers. The border issue is related to the dignity of all nations. So when border conflicts occur between two major countries, it needs to be managed based on major power relations. And for any of these countries, trying to coerce the other side to make concessions not in line with the real situation and detrimental to its national interests creates a problem for itself.